Proud to be Pinoy! Know your Filipino scientists.

She is known for her work on cotton in the Philippines and her studies helped develop a technology for cotton production.

• Clare R. Baltazar

• Filomena Campos

• Luz Oliveros-Belardo

• Marie Curie

Answer explanation

Filomena Campos is also involved in research on sunflowers as a possible source of edible oil and livestock feed (feed for cows, goats, etc.)

A chemist and researcher, she studies essential oils that can be collected from Philippine plants. These essential oils can be used as flavoring, fragrance materials, medicine, and energy sources.

• Clare R. Baltazar

• Filomena Campos

• Luz Oliveros-Belardo

• Marie Curie

Answer explanation

Luz Oliveros-Belardo loved her work so much that she spent 50 years of her life studying essential oils. She was able to collect 33 new Philippine essential oils and studied their physical and chemical properties.

Known for his studies in botany. He wrote the book, Medicinal Plants of the Philippines, which is considered one of the first books on this area.

• Bienvenido O. Juliano

• Emil Q. Javier

• Melecio S. Magno

• Eduardo A. Quisumbing

Answer explanation

Eduardo A. Quisumbing was one of the first researchers to study Philippine medicinal plants and orchids. He has also written 129 scientific articles.

Studied the characteristics of grains and proteins and how these affect the quality of rice.

• Bienvenido O. Juliano

• Emil Q. Javier

• Melecio S. Magno

• Eduardo A. Quisumbing

Answer explanation

Bienvenido O. Juliano showed that the amount of a substance called amylose determines the quality of rice grains in Asia. The less of this substance that rice has, the less sticky it will be.

Known for his very practical solutions for agricultural problems. He thought of practical methods of improving crop production using cheap materials.

• Bienvenido O. Juliano

• Emil Q. Javier

• Melecio S. Magno

• Eduardo A. Quisumbing

Answer explanation

Emil Q. Javier recognized that most of the farmers have limited resources hence he thought of practical means of improving crop production using cheap materials.

A physicist; he conducted studies on the absorption and flourescence spectroscopy of rare earth crystals, the effects of typhoons on atmospheric ozone, sky luminosity, atmospheric radiation and gravitation.

• Bienvenido O. Juliano

• Emil Q. Javier

• Melecio S. Magno

• Eduardo A. Quisumbing

Answer explanation

Melecio S. Magno is also a co-author of a Textbook in physics at the University of the Philippines named University Physics.

A Filipino scientist best known as the inventor of the videophone, the first two-way electronic video communicator in 1955. He is noted for his contributions in engineering.

• Eduardo A. Quisumbing

• Gregorio Y. Zara

• Alfredo C. Santos

• Gregorio T. Velasquez

Answer explanation

Gregorio Y. Zara patented 30 devices. His inventions include video phone, an alcohol-fueled airplane, a solar energy absorber, an aircraft propeller that is made up entirely of wood, a wooden microscope and a semi-automatic propeller-making machine.

He did research on the chemistry of natural products and the medicinal properties of Philippine plants. His work on herbs showed the properties of substances in local plants.

• Eduardo A. Quisumbing

• Gregorio Y. Zara

• Alfredo C. Santos

• Gregorio T. Velasquez

Answer explanation

Alfredo C. Santos has a concern for poor Filipinos who cannot afford expensive drugs. This spurred him to conduct studies on local materials needed for the development of drugs.

Known for his work in phycology which is the study of algae. He devoted 30 years of his life to studying an algae called Myxophyceae. He was also able to produce 47 basic and 77 valuable scientific papers on the subject.

• Eduardo A. Quisumbing

• Gregorio Y. Zara

• Alfredo C. Santos

• Gregorio T. Velasquez

Answer explanation

Gregorio T. Velasquez was also a good educator. He taught and develop generations of good Filipino biologists, some of whom became members of the National Academy of Science and Technology.

She is the author of the book Philippine Insects. Her works on insects were very useful for research on insect control.

• Clare R. Baltazar

• Filomena Campos

• Luz Oliveros-Belardo

• Marie Curie

Answer explanation

Clare R. Baltazar's other scientific contributions include discovering 8 species and 1 subgenus of the insect Hymnoptera. She also discovered 108 new species of Philippine parasitic wasps.